Olli Malmivaara (born March 13, 1982) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League for the New Jersey Devils.
| Olli Malmivaara | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
March 13, 1982 Kajaani, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | ||
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenceman | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
Espoo Blues Jokerit SaiPa New Jersey Devils JYP Jyväskylä | ||
| NHL draft |
117th overall, 2000 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 2000–2016 | ||
Biography edit
As a youth, Malmivaara played in the 1995 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Järvenpää.[1]
He later played in Jokerit where he made his SM-liiga debut; in 2003 he signed with SaiPa and spent two years with that team.[citation needed] Malmivaara was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks as their fourth-round pick, #117 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.[citation needed]
In 2006, he signed with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Malmivaara was a physical defenceman in the Finnish league, where he racked up an average of over 100 penalty minutes a season. The Devils signed him looking for defensive depth in Lowell. He played his first NHL game on October 31, 2007, against the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 6–1 win where he played just over 10 minutes. He would only play one other game in the 2007–08 NHL season, dressing for seven and a half minutes against the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 3–2 win.[citation needed]
As of 2013, he is playing with the Espoo Blues in the Finnish Liiga.[2]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | KJT | FIN U16 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Jokerit | FIN U18 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Jokerit | FIN U18 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Jokerit | FIN U20 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Jokerit | FIN U20 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Kiekko–Vantaa | Mestis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Jokerit | FIN U20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 53 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Kiekko–Vantaa | Mestis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | SaiPa | SM-liiga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | SaiPa | SM-liiga | 56 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | SaiPa | SM-liiga | 54 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 134 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 60 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 57 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | JYP | SM-liiga | 57 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 122 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 2009–10 | JYP | SM-liiga | 52 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 123 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2010–11 | JYP | SM-liiga | 58 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | JYP | SM-liiga | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | JYP | SM-liiga | 45 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Blues | Liiga | 60 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Blues | Liiga | 50 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Blues | Liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | TPS | Liiga | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Liiga totals | 680 | 38 | 47 | 85 | 766 | 91 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 84 | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Finland | WJC18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2001 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | Finland | WJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
- ^ Espoo Blues (April 29, 2013). "Blues announce Malmivaara acquisition". Twitter. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ Kaartamo, Outi (October 5, 2013). "Näyttelijä Laura Malmivaara pelkää jääkiekkoilijaveljensä puolesta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma Media Finland. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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